Theology: Is God Is Dead Dead?

Whatever became of the death of God? Three
years ago it was the most fiercely debated issue in American theology
(TIME cover, April 8, 1966).
Scholarly journals were thick with discussions of it. No sermon topic
was more popular; pulpits rang with denunciations from righteous
clergymen.
Today, one of the chief apostles of the movement, Thomas Altizer, is
quietly teaching English on Long Island. The journals and sermons have
turned to other themes. Was it just a passing theological fad? A small
idea blown out of proportion by pulpit and press? Or a real cri de
coeur, saying something valid...